Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If people or animals are ~, they are not dead.
She does not know if he is ~ or dead...
They kept her ~ on a life support machine.
? dead
ADJ: v-link ADJ, keep n ADJ
2.
If you say that someone seems ~, you mean that they seem to be very lively and to enjoy everything that they do.
Our relationship made me feel more ~...
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
3.
If an activity, organization, or situation is ~, it continues to exist or function.
The big factories are trying to stay ~ by cutting costs...
Both communities have a tradition of keeping history ~.
? dead
ADJ: v-link ADJ, keep n ADJ
4.
If a place is ~ with something, there are a lot of people or things there and it seems busy or exciting.
The river was ~ with birds...
ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n
5.
If people, places, or events come ~, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them ~, they cause them to come ~.
The doctor’s voice had come ~ and his small eyes shone.
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
If a story or description comes ~, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it ~, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic.
She made history come ~ with tales from her own memories...
PHRASE: V inflects
7.
If you say that someone or something is ~ and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
...worries that the secret police may still be ~ and kicking.
PHRASE: v-link PHR emphasis
8.
If you say that someone or something is ~ and well, you are emphasizing that they continue to survive.
A man who went missing yesterday during a blizzard has been found ~ and well.
PHRASE: v-link PHR emphasis